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Charges have been dropped against two Dutch women who had been accused of orchestrating a marketing campaign in which they and 34 other women wore to a World Cup soccer game short orange dresses provided by a beer maker in the Dutch national team’s trademark color.Barbara Castelein and Mirte Nieuwpoort had been out on bail before their release today, reports the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.).The charges were withdrawn after the FIFA soccer federation reached a confidential agreement with Bavaria NV, the beer-maker, a National Prosecuting Authority spokesman told the newspaper. Prosecutors used their discretion in determining not to proceed with the case, he said. … [Read more...] about Charges Dropped Against Women Wearing Orange Minis at World Cup Game

Young tested his intuition through a LinkedIn notice, and in 2014 he and another friend organized what is thought to be the country’s only all-lawyer rugby team. But the team isn’t unique in the rugby world. It was invited last October to the Lawyers Rugby World Cup in London, which was held in conjunction with the professional Rugby World Cup. The Chicago Lawyers Rugby Football Club competed against eight other teams, including those from Australia, the Cayman Islands, England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.“Our club helps fill the void for those of us who still want to play rugby but aren’t able to devote enough time to it to meet the demands of one of the full-time teams,” Young says.In Chicago, the team plays casually against other “social teams,” including a team called Chicago Blue that is made up in part of police and a team of Japanese expats called Japanese RFC. “It’s a physical outlet that we don’t necessarily … [Read more...] about Chicago team competes at Lawyers Rugby World Cup

A former U.S. Attorney investigating alleged corruption in the World Cup bidding process criticized a culture of secrecy by soccer’s governing body this week in a keynote speech at an ABA event in London.Michael Garcia submitted his findings last month, but his report has not been made public by soccer’s governing body, FIFA. At the ABA meeting, Garcia called for more transparency, report the Telegraph, Reuters and the BBC.A system of mostly “unseen and unheard” investigations “might be appropriate for an intelligence agency,” Garcia said at the meeting, “but not for an ethics-compliance process in an international sports institution that serves the public and in turn is subject of intense public scrutiny.”Garcia, who is the Independent Chair of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee, investigated the bidding process in which the 2018 World Cup was awarded to Russia and the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He would like his report … [Read more...] about FIFA’s culture of secrecy criticized by former US Atty who investigated World Cup bidding process

A lawyer for Luis Suarez, the Uruguay forward who got a four-month suspension this week after FIFA’s disciplinary committee determined he bit an opponent’s shoulder, says that the punishment has been unfair, from a legal perspective.The Belfast Telegraph reports that Alejandro Balbi, Suarez’s lawyer, indicated that there are plans to appeal the FIFA decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an international group based in Switzerland that settles sports-related disputes.Suarez reportedly bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during a Tuesday World Cup match, the Washington Post reports. Uruguay scored after the alleged incident and won the game 1-0.It is one of the longest suspensions in World Cup history, according to the Post. Suarez was also fined approximately $112,000 and can’t be in any soccer stadium during those four months.“The ban is absolutely disproportionate considering what Luis did,” Balbi reportedly told Cadena Cope, a Spanish … [Read more...] about Player’s 4-month ban over bite in World Cup match ‘grotesque and absurd,’ his lawyer says

With only the FIFA World Cup play-off matches left to play, we are now close to knowing the final line up of teams that will appear in Russia in 2018.The final round of group qualification matches led to drama around the world. While Ireland’s 1-0 defeat of Wales meant that the Irish would qualify for the play-offs, by the same stroke it consigned the Welsh to another summer spent watching the World Cup from home.Yet the drama in the Wales v Ireland match did not compare to the scenes in Egypt, where an injury time penalty secured the Egyptians’ place in Russia and prompted wild celebrations among the Pharoahs’ fans.The qualification story in South America also proved intriguing. It has been reported that Colombia striker Radamel Falcao admitted discussing playing for a draw with his Peruvian opponents in Colombia’s 1-1 draw with Peru, a result which saw both sides progress in World Cup qualifying. This alleged behaviour led to … [Read more...] about World Cup Qualifying: Ethics, Controversy and Covered Mouths

This summer’s Women’s World Cup will be played on artificial surfaces, rather than natural grass, after a group of international women’s soccer stars withdrew their gender discrimination lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association.The players’ lawsuit, filed in the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, accused FIFA and the CSA of gender discrimination, arguing that elite men’s teams would never be forced to play on artificial turf. Every Men’s World Cup since 1930 has been played on natural grass. The players also noted that artificial turf will increase injury risk and change how games are playedFighting FIFA was always an uphill battle for the more than 80 players, including U.S. star and all-time international scorer Abby Wambach, who originally brought the legal action. Beyond having access to greater resources, FIFA and CSA tactics against the players allegedly included threatening players with suspension. A judge … [Read more...] about Women’s World Cup Turf-War Is Over

This summer’s FIFA World Cup was truly spectacular. I know this because I’ve been working in the same office building for years and not once has every one of the 10+ pubs located within a five-block radius been packed to the gills on a weekday afternoon for a sporting event. I know this because unfortunately I had to race back to said office building to attend to a work matter with the U.S. down 2-0 in extra time, and as I was headed back, I heard the loudest collective roar I’ve ever heard. There was such joy and excitement over the U.S.’s first goal in the 107th minute – it was a sound I’ll never forget.I can’t tell you how many people said to me during the tournament, and especially after that game, “watch, you’ll see, soccer is now finally going to catch on in America.” To which I’d politely respond, “no, no, that’s just not going to happen; the World Cup is just an easy opportunity to show your … [Read more...] about Employment Law Summer Recap 2014: Part 11 of 11 – GOAL: the World Cup and Onionhead Capture America’s Attention…Briefly

Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Hope Solo are claiming discrimination because the U.S. Soccer Federation does not pay them as much as the men’s team.Their attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, says that not only is their work the same as the men’s, they outperform them. “The U.S. Soccer Federation made a profit of $16 million on the women’s team last year. It had a loss on men’s team.” The women’s team won the World Cup in 2015, and their match against Japan in the finals had the highest U.S. ratings of any soccer game — men’s or women’s — ever. Contrast that with the men’s team, who came in 11th place in last year’s World Cup.Kessler said that despite this, the women make between 28% and 62% less than their male counterparts, depending on the match, CNN reported. The women’s team earned $2 million when they won the World Cup in 2015, while the year before, the … [Read more...] about World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s Soccer Players Sue to be Paid Same as Men’s Squad

Supreme court Today allowed Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati to continue to share live feed of cricket World Cup matches with private cable operators as well as granted a stay on the Delhi High Court order in this regard.Star India Ltd holds the exclusive telecast rights of the Cricket world cup had filed a plea in Delhi High Court where the court asked Prasar Bharati not to share the live feed of the matches with the private cable operators and passed on the plea of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), ESPN and Star.Prasar Bharati moved to the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court judgment passed on February 4. It is contended that the cable operators were getting live feed free through DD channels, resulting in loss of revenue for them. The Bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that, “ its order staying the operation of the high court verdict will continue till it finally decides the petition of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati”.Attorney … [Read more...] about Prasar Bharati can continue to share live feed of India’s World Cup matches; SC

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice P.C. Ghose today issued an interim order staying the Delhi High Court judgment which had barred Prasar Bharati from sharing with cable operators through Doordarshan (DD) channels the live feed of the 2015 Cricket World Cup on which ESPN and Star have exclusive broadcasting rights. The Court opined that the issue deserved to be heard in greater detail.The order was passed on the plea of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), ESPN and STAR who had contended that cable TV operators were getting live feeds through DD channels free of cost, resulting in loss of revenue for them. This would mean that the viewers in India will get to watch their team’s World Cup opening match at the Adelaide Oval against Pakistan on February 15, absolutely free of cost on DD.“The position of 2007, we are maintaining it for a while. We thought there is something to hear. We will not bring about a situation … [Read more...] about Prasar Bharti Case: SC stays Delhi High Court judgment; Doordarshan to share World Cup live telecast with cable operators for now